The fact is, I know of nothing good living in me – living, that is, in my unspiritual self – for though the will to do what is good is in me, the performance is not, with the result that instead of doing the good things I want to do, I carry out the sinful things I do not want. Romans 7:18-19 JB.

The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20.

Paul wrote both of the above Scripture verses and they remind us of the not yet of our spirits tethered with bodies of flesh. No matter how hard I try, I mess up. And Creator God – Father…Son…Spirit, knows and gives me strength to turn back to Him in faith and hope. When I used to read Scripture and these prophecies about people and nations falling because of their rebellion against God, it made me very uncomfortable because I didn’t truly understand. I would read quickly to get through it and go on with my day. That was ancient history. I live now and I loved God. And then I realized something was missing. Something vital and important to me. Something vital and important to each of these people living in those ancient times…and those living today. Our need for God that is personal. That without Him there is an emptiness and confusion we can’t account for. Now when I read these Scripture verses, I can see why it’s so important to God that we trust Him and turn to Him.

Isaiah 21…A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror. A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused. v. 1-2. This is a prophecy against Babylon. This is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees. When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.” v. 6-7. When Isaiah experienced this vision, At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see. My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me. v. 3-4. And what did the lookout see? “Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!” v. 9. It continues with Edom and Arabia, v. 11-17.

Do we cry out to God for understanding when we are lost? Do we realize our need for God? Or do we push Him away. There comes a time when we can’t push Him away. There comes a time when we realize how lost we are without Him. What others believe is no help. What others choose is empty. All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground! What lies shattered around you? God knows just how empty we are without Him. That’s why He came. And from that moment when He came and lived among us and healed and taught, nothing is the same – unless we turn Him away. As I write this, I can hear a songbird singing his heart song. I heard him as I prayed. God asked me to listen. Did I hear the beautiful notes? My prayer of need and of joy is like that beautiful song to Him. Our cry of need is safe in Him who loves us. And His love fills that empty hole in us that only He can fill. He makes us whole in Him, not perfect…but being healed because healing takes time and patience and ongoing great Love. Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. Galatians 3:23-25. Faith in God brings understanding no guardian, no law can give. And the deepest cry of our heart is held safe in Him who loves us. Trust Him. Trust His timing for our good in Him.